About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible:

About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible: Since the Lord had it on my heart to write this blog, I was uncertain of how to accomplish this, mindful of Revelation 22:18-19, which says that nobody is to add to, or to take away from what was written in the Bible. After lots of prayerful contemplation, the Lord had it on my heart that I’m not to change the meaning of what is written in the Bible. He has also shown ways to add to people’s understating of that meaning, without altering the meaning, by putting that info within [brackets]. This is primarily accomplished with the KJV Bible and lots of prayers, but at times, BibleGateway.com, Biblehub.com, NIV Bible, Webster Dictionary, and other internet resources, as needed. Debra Seiling

About Understanding the Bible:

Understanding the Bible: After reading Isaiah 28:10 many times over the years and not totally understanding it, it recently became apparent to me that the Lord God has this passage as the means for understanding the Bible. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little. Isaiah 28:10 KJV. Being prayerful about this passage, and looking up 'precept' in the Webster's Dictionary, it gave this passage a whole new meaning, once 'commandment' is substituted for 'precept'. Within brackets are additional words the Lord had on my heart to aid in understanding the meaning. For commandment must be [built up] upon commandment; commandment upon commandment; line upon line, line upon line; [developing understanding] here a little, and there a little.

The Table Format:

The Table Format: I was overwhelmed with how to explain the process for determining if someone had leprosy in Leviticus 13, which seemed very complicated. After praying, "Lord, if this is difficult for me to understand after reading it many times, how can this be explained to others?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was for me to put it into a vertical chart to visually see the process. This made it much easier for me to follow the progression. After doing so, I prayed, "Lord, how can this be conveyed to readers, so that they can understand this process?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was to put it within the lines of a table. Being a stiff-necked, stubborn person, as it's often called in the Bible, I prayed, asking the Lord God if He's sure that's really what He wanted me to do? I reluctantly put Leviticus 13 into a table format. When I read this difficult leprosy process within a table format, it suddenly became easier for me to understand. That's because it builds line upon line, as explained in the Understanding the Bible section. Shortly after that, the Lord God had it on my heart, to put all of The Books of the Bible in Smaller Chunks within a table format, to aid in understanding, line upon line.
By 2/20/26 All Chapters of the Bible [in Smaller Chunks] Will Be Posted. If you want to read any chapters, just Click the desired Book of the Bible on the Right, and Click on the chapters of that Book of the Bible you want to read. My personal recommendation for those who are just beginning reading the Bible, is to start in the New Testament first.

1 Samuel 18:1-30 Saul Takes David Under His Wing

 

Saul Takes David Under His Wing

1 Samuel 18:1-30               The Book of 1 Samuel [in Smaller Chunks]

[It happened,] when [David] had [finished] speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan, [Saul’s son,] was knit, [a.k.a. woven,] with the soul of David, & Jonathan loved [David, like] his own soul.

And Saul took [David] that day, & [wouldn’t] let him go home [any] more to his father’s house. Then, Jonathan & David made a covenant, [a.k.a. contract,] because [Jonathan] loved him [like] his own soul. 

And Jonathan [took off] the robe that was upon him, & gave it & his [clothing,] even his: sword, bow, & [belt] to David. And David went out [wherever] Saul sent him & behaved wisely. 

Saul [put David] over the men of war, & he was accepted in the sight of: all the people, [a.k.a. Israelites,] & also Saul’s servants. 

It [happened,] as they came, when David returned from the slaughter of the Philistines, that the women came out of all [the] cities of Israel, singing & dancing, to [greet] king Saul, with: [tambourines,] joy, & [musical] instruments. 

And as they played, the women [said] [to] one another, Saul [has killed] 1,000’s, & David 10,000’s. And Saul was very [angry,] & the saying displeased him, & he said, They have [credited] David with 10,000’s, but [have only credited] me [with] 1,000’s. 

What more can [David] have, but the kingdom? And Saul [watched] David from that day [on.] And it [happened] the [next day,] the [distressing] spirit from God came upon Saul, & he prophesied in the [middle] of the house, & David played [the harp] with his [hands, like] at other times. 

And there was a [spear] in Saul’s hand. And Saul [threw] the [spear,] for [Saul] said, I will [strike] David, even to the wall with it. And David [escaped] out of [Saul's] presence twice. And Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with [David,] & [had left] from Saul. 

Therefore, [Saul] removed [David] from him, & made [David] a captain over 1,000. And [David] went out [to battle,] & came [back] in [in front of] the people. And David behaved himself wisely in all his [actions,] & the Lord was with him. 

[For this reason,] when Saul saw that [David] behaved himself very wisely, [Saul] was afraid of him. But all [of] Israel & Judah loved David, because he went out [to battle] & came in before them.

And Saul said to David, [See,] my elder daughter, Merab. I will give her [to] you to [marry:] [if] only you [are] valiant for me & fight the Lord’s battles. For Saul [thought, Don’t] let my [hands] be upon [David,] but let the [hands] of the Philistines be upon him. 

And David said to Saul, Who am I? And what is my life, or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be [the] son-in-law to the king? But it [happened] when Merab, Saul’s daughter, should have been given to David, [but] she was given to Adriel, the Meholathite, to [marry.] 

And Michal, Saul’s [youngest] daughter, loved David. They told Saul & [it] pleased him. Saul [thought,] I will give her [to David, so] she may be a snare to him, & the [hands ]of the Philistines may be against him. [For this reason,] Saul said to David, This day, you [shall] be my son-in-law in one of the [two.]

And Saul commanded his servants, saying, [Talk] with David secretly & say, [Look,] the king delights in you & all his servants love you. Therefore, now be the king’s son-in-law.

And Saul’s servants [spoke] those words in the ears, [a.k.a. privately, to] David. And David said, [Does] it [seem] to you, to be a [small] thing, to be the king’s son-in-law, [since] I’m a poor man & lightly [thought of?]

And [Saul’s] servants told him, David [spoke about] this. And Saul [replied,] You shall say [this] to David, The king [doesn’t desire] any dowry, but 100 [Philistine] foreskins to [avenge the king] of his enemies. But Saul thought to have David fall [at] the hand of the Philistines. 

And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David to be the king’s son-in-law, & the days [set to accomplish this hadn't] expired, [a.k.a. run out.][ [For this reason,] David arose & went [with] his men, & [killed] 200 [Philistine] men, & David brought the full [amount of] foreskins to the king, [so] that he might be the king’s son-in-law.

And Saul gave [David,] his daughter, Michal, to [marry.] And Saul saw & knew that the Lord was with David & that Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved him. And Saul was [still] more afraid of David. And Saul became David’s enemy continually. And it [happened,] after the Philistine princes went [out,] that David behaved more wisely than all of [Saul’s] servants, [so] that [David’s] name was [highly thought of.]

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